| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ELEGY | Not a very cheery poem |
| NEER | Not even once, in a poem |
| ONEL | Like the lama, but not the llama, in a Nash poem |
| SHORTSTRAW | Not a very good drawing |
| FIB | Not a very big invention |
| ONELANE | Not very wide, as a road |
| FIB | It's not a very big story |
| SLIM | Not very good, like a chance |
| GRANDSLAM | Thing hit 23 times by Alex Rodriguez (very strong connection; i.e., a not-at-all contrived phrase) |
